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authordillon <dillon@FreeBSD.org>1999-01-26 23:11:09 +0000
committerdillon <dillon@FreeBSD.org>1999-01-26 23:11:09 +0000
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Clarify documentation of 'ME' softlink.
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-( When templating, ME is typically a softlink to the appropriate host
-subdirectory )
+When templating, ME is typically a softlink to the appropriate host
+subdirectory. This softlink is different for each machine and
+should not be updated by the template process. Any system-wise configuration
+file that needs to be personalized is typically turned into a softlink
+through /conf/ME. For example, /etc/rc.conf.local would be turned into a
+softlink pointing to /conf/ME/rc.conf.local.
+
+On any given machine, ME is typically a link to the hostname which also
+exists as a subdirectory in the /conf directory. So, for each machine you
+do:
+
+ cd /conf
+ ln -s this_machines_name ME
+
+The ME link is not used with diskless booting. It is designed for templating
+where each destination box has its own local disk.
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